WHITING – William Halliar, founder of the annual Race for the Future, has been named an Innovator of the Month for March by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.
Halliar is a retired senior project engineer for TTX Co. and holds 21 patents. He created the race to tap into the “ordinary individual” to come up with alternate ideas to power vehicles.
This year’s event will be held Aug. 25 and will involve vehicles that drive five miles through Whiting while observing all the traffic laws. “Just going in a circle is one thing, but building a practical vehicle that starts and stops for traffic lights is entirely different,” said Halliar.
